The hip-hop producers who went crate-digging for Brazilian jazz
In the 1960s, Brazilian musicians made a huge splash with the development of bossa nova. A style of samba, it was pioneered...
With his final album, Miles Davis began exploring the world of hip hop
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. Throughout his illustrious career, Miles Davis always had an ear...
How Digable Planets ambitiously advanced the sound of jazz rap
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. No conversation about jazz rap is complete without talking about...
How BADBADNOTGOOD carved out a unique space in the music scene
The entirety of the Toronto group's career is an interesting case study of how jazz and hip hop can intertwine and enhance one another...
The jazz roots of Nujabes, a pioneer of ‘lofi hip hop’
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. On the Internet, people interact with music in ways that...
How Ahmad Jamal inspired Nas, Kanye West and other hip-hop heavyweights
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop....
The enduring influence of Jaco Pastorius’s Portrait of Tracy
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. Samples in hip hop often have a hidden history. This...
The music of Bob James shaped several generations of hip-hop artists
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. The 1970s were a pivotal decade in music, especially for...
Guru’s Jazzmatazz brought hip hop and jazz closer together than ever
In Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. The connection between jazz and hip hop is often thought...
How hip-hop producer Madlib helped Blue Note further the legacy of jazz
In the new digital series Lifted, Javon Anderson examines the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip hop. Founded by Alfred Lion and Frank...